| Fish Creek Tributary to Cape Fear River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Fish Creek Creek mouth  Fish Creek (Cape Fear River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | North Carolina |
| County | Harnett County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Camels Creek divide |
| • location | Pond about 1 mile nonrt-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina |
| • coordinates | 35°25′18″N 078°56′00″W / 35.42167°N 78.93333°W [1] |
| • elevation | 335 ft (102 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Cape Fear River |
• location | about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina |
• coordinates | 35°27′12″N 078°52′25″W / 35.45333°N 78.87361°W [1] |
• elevation | 115 ft (35 m) [2] |
| Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km) [3] |
| Basin size | 7.68 square miles (19.9 km2) [4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cape Fear River |
| • average | 8.34 cu ft/s (0.236 m3/s) at mouth with Cape Fear River [4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cape Fear River → Atlantic Ocean |
| River system | Cape Fear River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 421, Community Road, US 421, S River Road |
Fish Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Cape Fear River in Harnett County, North Carolina. The lower reaches of this stream are in Raven Rock State Park.
Course
Fish Creek rises in a pond about 1 mile north-northeast of Mamers, North Carolina and then flows southeast and makes a curve northeast to join the Cape Fear River about 4 miles southwest of Kipling, North Carolina. [2]
Watershed
Fish Creek drains 7.68 square miles (19.9 km2) of area, receives about 46.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 419.66 and is about 54% forested. [4]
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Fish Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fish Creek Topo Map in Harnett". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Fish Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 September 2020.